Objective To investgate the methods of preoperative diagnosis and management of Mirizzi syndrome.Methods 31 cases of Mirizzi syndrome confirmed by operation were retrospectively analysed.Results The rate of preoperative diagnosis was low (38 71%).All patients were cured by different operation without complication. Conclusions We consider that the key criteria of the diagnosis of Mirizzi syndrome is gallstones cholecystitis with manifested charcot's syndrome occurrence,it could strongly suggest Mirizzi syndrome. The operative method should be selected by the typing of Mirizzi syndrome and the degree of pathological injury .